Is or are

[madmanc]

Just to think about something else.

Should a man be hanged or hung?

[slobodan]

Just to think about something else.

Should a man be hanged or hung?

Well

[yoshie]

So, do you live in an Ouse, or in a House ??
Does your truck have an Eater or a Heater??

You are missing the point.

FLM has an ef sound, a vowel sound, so is preceded by an, as is any word staring with vowel.

House and heater start with an h sound, not a vowel sound, nor a vowel, so the a is used.

The rule you tried to quote earlier covers all words starting in a vowel or vowel sound.

[KERRSURF]

My opinion (based on English 'O' level about 35 years ago!)

Xmas Tree United ARE rubbish - I think a team is a plural.

An hotel - in 'Olde English', the H wasn't pronounced and it was said as otel.

An is used where the verb begins with a vowel (apple, echo, injector, ostrich, uniform etc). I am sure that there are exceptions to this rule, but other than hotel, I can't think of any. (Not sure I agree with the 'historic' example).

If you saw QI on telly a few days ago, apparently the spelling rule 'I before E except after C' has more exceptions than words where it works. Makes it a pretty rubbish 'rule' in my book!

Cheers,
Mark

an uniform? Kinda breaking yer own rules there.

It's 'are' anyway. The so called rules of the English language have baffled many trying to learn it and we should be proud of that.

[KERRSURF]

You are missing the point.

FLM has an ef sound, a vowel sound, so is preceded by an, as is any word staring with vowel.

House and heater start with an h sound, not a vowel sound, nor a vowel, so the a is used.

The rule you tried to quote earlier covers all words starting in a vowel or vowel sound.

See above post,not true.

[gwh200]

I hope the snow melts soon, you can all get outside then.

[Calos]

Just to think about something else.

Should a man be hanged or hung?

Meat is HUNG

A man is HANGED

peace
cal

[slobodan]

Meat is HUNG

A man is HANGED

peace
cal

I'm hung

Ma brother is Hong

[Albannach]

So, do you live in an Ouse, or in a House ??
Does your truck have an Eater or a Heater??

House and heater are not polysyllabic.

[Albannach]

It's 'an' hotel. You don't drop the H. It's the same rule as in 'an historic'.

I was exaggerating slightly when I completely dropped the 'h' in my reply; of course it is pronounced, just softer.

[Albannach]

OK. Dependant on context, 'team' can be either plural or singular. I personally prefer singular, as in "Your team's (is) crap!". But I may use the plural now and again

How about explaining why Army, a squad, or team, is always singular?

[blackpoolsparks]

Ok, a bit late into the conversation, but thank God I'm here to teach you how to speak proper English or rather American.

[Paul1566]

Who gives a shite........


horse horses
dog dogs
Sheep Sheeps !!!!!

[TonyN]

I hope the snow melts soon, you can all get outside then.

I doubt they remember what outside is.

Tony has it spot on.
A team (or the name of it) refers to two things, the individuals that go to make up the team, and the team itself. Whether one should use "is" or "are" therefore depends on which of the two ways in which you are referring to the team in context.
The Australian cricket team are ungracious.
And the Australian team is a shadow of its former self.

LOL, Hello, you been quiet recently!

Ok, a bit late into the conversation, but thank God I'm here to teach you how to speak proper English or rather American.

The English English pedants can't compete with the internet, American English is winning around the world, everyone here is really only arguing over a fading dialect. :stirspot:

[slobodan]

:
The English English pedants can't compete with the internet, American English is winning around the world, everyone here is really only arguing over a fading dialect. :stirspot:

Yeah, Way to go BPS